Hat holder



J 1935. F. SWITZER l#935,961

HAT HOLDER Filed June 20, 1935 iii; 4

a screw or bolt 22. The screw or bolt 22 may be connected to a suitable part of the vehicle body, for example, one of the vertical frame members 13, and projects from the interior of the vehicle so that it may be effectively received by the opening 21 of the mounting plate 19. It will be apparent how the hat holder. may be easily and quickly ,positionedso that the screw or bolt 22 passes through the opening 21 whereby the head ofQthe' screw or bolt engages-the forward face of the mounting plate 19 to secure the hat holder to the interior of the vehicle body. The forward face of the mounting plate 1 19 provides a readily visible surface that .ma carry advertising matter, or the like.

ity of the hat holder illustrated in detail in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 of the drawing will be readily understood from the foregoing detailed description. The device is adapted to be mounted on any suitable support and many desired position. .The mounting plate 19 provided with the opening 21 permits the ready and convenient attachment or detachment of the hat holder. When attached to a vertical support, for example} a Wall or'partition with';c'onsid'erable space above the arms 16, an inverted hat may be readily placed on the holder'by passing its crown between the arms 16 whereby the arms -.l6,come into su'pporting engagement with the brim. The stepped or bent connecting portions The arms 16 of the body 14arflp 10Vided,tD "23 Qf"thebbdy2f14 allow the brim of the hat to support or hold a hat andare horizontal, tor wardly projecting members or parts. 'The body freely bend or curve downwardly in the usual mannerwithout'being' in any way bent or dis- 14 formed of t e e al or ous n thQ-T1JOrtedfxIn the event that the device is mounted of wire includes connecting portions 23 which connect or join thehat holding arms 16"wi'th. the upper ends of I the vertical parts 17.. 5 The connecting portions 23 of the body 14 are integrally joinedwith the upperends of the parts 17 andgproject outwardly orforwardly as illustrated"throughoutfthe" drawing. It is an important' 'feature of the invention that the connecting portions 23 of the body :14 are shaped so that the brim. of the hat is nQtdistorted when the hat is supported in aninverted position by the" arms 16.' The connecting portions 23.:pro-' ject horizontally" forward from the upper ends of the vertical parts 'l'land then extend up wardly and forwardlyasat'24, and then extend horizontally forward as at 25. This. stepped configuration of the connecting portions 23 allows the brimbf the hat to'hang or curve downwardly without being bent or distorted when the hat is held inverted by the arms 16. A strap or band 26 may extend between the'horizontal outer ends of the connecting portions 23. The band 26 is bent to extend between and connect the inclined parts of the portions 23 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. "The ends of the band 26 are wra'pped or bent about the-body parts to prevent separation and/or flexing of The band-26 in.

the" connecting portions 23. being bent to connect'the incline'd'parts' isparticularly rigid.

The arms 16 fo-r holding or carrying the-hat are integrally joined or connected with the outer ends 25 of the portions 23 and project horizontally forward or outward when the hat holder is'mounted on a vertical support or wall. The

arms 16 are'bentor bowed outwardly and forwardly andithen forwardly and inwardly ,so that" they: are adapted to extend or engage about the crown of a hat.- "The radii of curvature of .the arms 1'6and the spacing of the arms 16 aresuch that thearms are adapted to accommodate'hats of 1 different J sizes; character's, shapes, etcs The outer, end portions of :the arms, 16 are spaced'a considerable 'distance"apart as clearly illustrated in Fig. .2 of the .drawing.

The extreme outer 'end parts'30of the hat 5 on the outerends of the parts 30. The arms 16 are flexible so that they spring or flex 'outwardly away from one another when the hat is slipped or passed horizontally between'the'ir outer end Parts 30. 7

It is believed that the utility and practicabib,

in a positionwhere there is very little space above thearms 16, for. example mountedorirtlie holder by passing it horizontally inward-"be tween the flaring portions of the arms".16.-'-

As thef'arms'16 are flexible they readily spring Due to the shape of the arms 16 and their outer drawn horizontally outward to pass between the outer portions 30'of thearms 16. 1, Due'to the bowedorbent configuration of'the arms 16,

they effectively and 'dependably hold-the hat: so that it cannot-possibly become displacedfrom It is to be noted that the. hat

i the hat holder.

holder providedby the present invention consists of a single main or principal one-piece body 14, formed of a continuous lengthzof wire'.

facture and is sturdy and compact. r

, The form of the-invention'illustrated in Fig. 5 and in the right hand portion of'Fig. 1 is adapted to be mounted on the under sldeof a horizontal support. The hat holder illustrated in l "ig.- 5 includes an integral body14, comprising a base or mounting portion 15 and arms 16 for carrying the hat. The arms 16* may be identical with the arms 16 describedabove' be'- ing operable to effectively carry' an inverted "hat.'--- w Y t w a The base or mounting portion 15* includes inner ends. The parts 17*- are integral parts of the wire forming the body 14* and are subtached to the under side of a horizontal'support. The parts 17% are connected by a mount ing plate 19 for facilitating the attachment of the device to a suppor't. The edge 1 portions of the plate 19*? are 'bent or. rolled over the parts 17 and the plate is provided with an opening' 21 similar to the opening "21 described above. Fig; l'of the drawing illustrates the'base or mounting portion 15* attached to the ceiling of the car body by a-screw 22 passed through the opening 21 and screwed into a horizontal frame member 40 of the top. ,1

In accordance with the invention the ounting portion is connected with the arms 16% by interior of a vehicle body adjacent the top,.a hat may be easily and'quicklypositioned in' the;

apart'uponthe pass'ageof an'inverted' hat hori-z zontally inward between their outer portions 30..

'I'lie'device is particularly inexpensive of manutwo spaced substantially parallel parts 1'7 in-: tegrally' connected at which I- will term then" stantially horizontal, being adapted to be atconnecting .portions.23 ...The,portions 23 in- I extend downwardly therefrom and then substantially horizontally toward-the arms 16?. ,The

horizontal parts of the portions 234 are below theplane of the arms 16 and are connected to the adjacent ends of the arms by inclined parts or stepped parts 41. A band 42 extends between and connects the inclined parts 41. In the preferred construction. the band 42 is bent to extend between and connect both the inclined portions and the, horizontal portions where tliey join the arms 16 tions of the band 42 are bent or rolled over the parts 41. The band 42 is effective in connecting the parts 41 and in preventing undesired or excessive spreading of the arms 16*. Dueto the configuration of the connecting portions 23 the brim of the inverted hat held by the arms 16eis free to hang or bend down, if fiexible, without being distorted, and the hat is suitably-spaced vfrom the ceiling of the vehicle body. I'he hat may be easily andquickly arranged on the arms 16 and is easily removable from the arms 16=-. The device may be used in various situations and is effective in holding or carrying hats of various characters.

Having described only to the specific details set forth but wish to reserve to myself "any v changes or variations that The edge portypical, preferred forms of myvinvention, I do not wish to limit myself may appear to those skilled in the artor 'fall within the scope of the following claims.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A hat holder of the character described including, a wire body having 7 spaced vertical mounting portions, an upwardly and outwardly projecting hook portion integrally joining the lower ends of the mounting portions, spaced horizontal arms shaped to extend about the crown of a hat, andconnecting portions integrally joining the arms with the upperen'ds' of the mounting portions, and a strap extending between and connected to the connecting portions. g

2. A hat holder of the character described including, a wire body having 1 spaced vertical ,mountirig portions, an upwardly and outwardly projectinglhook portion integrally joining the lower ends of the mounting portions, spaced horizontal arms bowed outwardly so that they are adaptedto'extend about the crown of a hat, and connecting'portions integrally joining the upper ends of the said vertical portions with the arms and ofiset upwardly adjacent their points of joinder with the arms, and a strap extending between and connected-to the eonnecting portions where they are offset upwardly.

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